The Arabian was an original howrse breed on Howrse. The breed underwent the game change in 2008-'09 and also took part in the spring of 2010 as the game went underneath and pulled up another fresh set of coats.

The most common nickname is Arab.

The breed has been the most popular since the time the game was created. The most common coats are dapple grey, light grey, and chestnut.

Top breeding teams include silvestrix (now Apostle) and their SweetnSpicy affix, later Kaytarah led by sassyk. Recently, Arabians have been overtaken by the Gypsy Vanner team The Dauntless Group as the top Stamina team and Cross-Country Grand Prix team. Since this change, long-time second-tier group Sikoa Emperor Arabians became the top group of the breed.